Chief Election Analyst Tom Connell says the Voice to Parliament today faces the challenge of defying more than 120 years of Australian history in the Labor-backed referendum. Mr Connell said no referendum “has ever passed” if either the Liberal or Labor Parties opposed the motion.
Chief Election Analyst Tom Connell says the Voice to Parliament today faces the challenge of defying more than 120 years of Australian history in the Labor-backed referendum.
Mr Connell said no referendum “has ever passed” if either the Liberal or Labor Parties opposed the motion. “Bipartisanship brings constitutional change – a voting population divides when our parliament is polarised," he told Sky News Australia.“Constitutional change in Australia is difficult,” Mr Connell explained as he mentioned Labor’s 96 per cent failure rate from 25 referendums."
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